Sandglass Theatre Hosts Community Roundtable on Art & Social Change 4/8
By: Gabrielle Sierra Mar. 29, 2010
Art has long been a force for building community, exploring social issues, and advancing for political causes. Protest songs, street theater, provocative visual images are powerful tools in the tug and pull of social evolution. How can artists and social change advocates work together to produce more powerful art and a more just and healthy society?
Local artists and social change advocates will have the opportunity, Thursday April 8, 7 to 9 pm at SIT, to explore together what is effective in the current artistic and social contexts. The session will start with short performance excerpt by the Universes Ensemble, a high-energy hip-hop performance group from the Bronx. demonstrating how they engage people and deliver their message (www.universesonstage.com). In a roundtable format, local artists and social change advocates will share their experiences from a wide range of perspectives and disciplines. The Brattleboro community is rich with practitioners of Art for Social Change in many forms. Together the session will explore such questions as: How can the arts help illuminate issues in our communities and expand our thinking. How can the arts motivate us to action? What is the connection between healthy artistic life and healthy communities?The session is free and open to all.
It will take place in room 101 of the International Center (dining room building) at SIT
The event is jointly sponsored by World Learning (SIT), Sandglass Theater, and the Whetstone Center for Art and Democracy.
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